Open AccessMethylene blue fluorescence: a new way to protect the ureters?
Author(s) -
Jonathan Douissard,
Nicolas C. Buchs,
Jérémy Meyer,
Émilie Liot,
Frédéric Ris
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2518-6973
DOI - 10.21037/ales.2018.09.05
Subject(s) - methylene blue , medicine , fluorescence , chemistry , optics , physics , organic chemistry , catalysis , photocatalysis
Iatrogenic ureteral injury during colorectal surgery is a rare complication, with described rates between 0.15% and 1.9% (1,2). It is however associated with considerable mortality, morbidity and medico-legal issues. Strategies to prevent such injury are diverse but none succeeded to significantly reduce its frequency (3).
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